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  News in brief

  From:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 11, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2013349 words Report 1420LResearchers at Georgia State University's Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection have developed a new process to produce a universal influenza vaccine . Every year, scientists are required to alter influenza...
• Select Can one size fit all? Towards a universal anthrax vaccine

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  Can one size fit all? Towards a universal anthrax vaccine

  Author:Les BaillieFrom:Future Microbiology (Vol. 8, Issue 3)

  Mar. 20132,093 words Article 1450LAuthor(s): Les Baillie 1 Keywords * anthrax; antibiotics; bioterrorism; human countermeasures; vaccine A large-scale bioterrorist attack with Bacillus anthracis , the causative agent of anthrax, against an...
• Select Rates of convergence for the three state contact process in one dimension

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  Rates of convergence for the three state contact process in one dimension

  Author:A. TzioufasFrom:Journal of Statistical Physics (Vol. 152, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  July 15, 20136,097 words Report 1790LThe basic contact process with parameter [mu] altered so that infections of sites that have not been previously infected occur at rate proportional to [lambda] instead is considered. Emergence of an infinite epidemic...
• Select H1N1 influenza pandemic: What we did and what we learnt?

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  H1N1 influenza pandemic: What we did and what we learnt?

  Authors:Sameer Jog and Deelip KadamFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20131,407 words Editorial 1670LByline: Sameer. Jog, Deelip. Kadam The year 2009 came with a great new challenge for the intensivists around the world and in India too. Soon after Mexico and North America, the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic hit India...
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  Author's Reply

  Authors:Rajesh Chudasama, Pramod Verma, Chikitsa Amin, Bharat Gohel, Dinkar Savariya, and Rakesh NinamaFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 18, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2014589 words Letter to the editor 1520LByline: Rajesh. Chudasama, Pramod. Verma, Chikitsa. Amin, Bharat. Gohel, Dinkar. Savariya, Rakesh. Ninama Sir, In reference to first study published in Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine mentioned in the...
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  Zika virus

  From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 20, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2014247 words Brief article, Repor... 970LZika [zek's] Virus Zika virus is a mosquito-borne positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus that causes a mild, acute febrile illness similar to dengue. In 1947,...
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  AIDS responses in Uganda as event and process

  Authors:Lotte Meinert and Susan Reynolds WhyteFrom:Cambridge Anthropology (Vol. 32, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20149,793 words Article 1290LThis article explores the responses to the AIDS epidemic in Uganda as events and processes of projectification. AIDS projects became epidemic. Prevention and treatment projects supported by outside donors spread to an...
• Select Experiences of family members caring for tuberculosis patients at home at Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province

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  Experiences of family members caring for tuberculosis patients at home at Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province

  Authors:Joyce T. Sukumani, Rachel T. Lebese, Lunic B. Khoza, and Patrone R. RisengaFrom:Curationis (Vol. 35, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20126,442 words Article 1280LTuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease which enters the body by inhalation and usually affects the lungs. TB is ranked amongst the leading infectious diseases worldwide, and in South Africa (SA)...
• Select "Silver Bullets" in the treatment of diabesity

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  "Silver Bullets" in the treatment of diabesity

  Author:Tracy A. ThomasFrom:Journal of the National Society of Allied Health (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring-Summer 20121,982 words Article 1370LThere exist a pathogenic relationship between type 2 diabetes and obesity. Over the last decade, the rise in prevalence has been alarming in adult and pediatric populations. This double disparity marriage of diseases...
• Select An insight into HIV/AIDS epidemic in India and India's response

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  An insight into HIV/AIDS epidemic in India and India's response

  Author:Turlapati PrasadFrom:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (Vol. 1, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20123,825 words Report 1440LByline: Turlapati. Prasad Introduction The 1 [sup]st case of HIV was detected in Chennai in 1986, an HIV / AIDS Cell was set up in MoHFW in 1990. The phase I of National AIDS Control Program (NACP), was launched...
• Select Outbreak of hepatitis E with bimodal peak in rural area of Bhavnagar, India, 2010

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  Outbreak of hepatitis E with bimodal peak in rural area of Bhavnagar, India, 2010

  Authors:Devang Raval, Naresh Chauhan, Rajesh Katara, Pankhuri Mishra, and Dharmendra ZankarFrom:Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (Vol. 5, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20123,084 words Report 1500LByline: Devang. Raval, Naresh. Chauhan, Rajesh. Katara, Pankhuri. Mishra, Dharmendra. Zankar Context : Rise in the number of jaundice cases were reported on 24 [sup]th of June 2010, in Dhola village, India. We...
• Select Epidemic and intervention modelling--a scientific rationale for policy decisions? Lessons from the 2009 influenza pandemic/ Epidemie et modelisation d'intervention--une justification scientifique aux decisions politiques? Lecons tirees de la pandemie de grippe de 2009/ Modelizadon epidemica e intervencionista--[??]un fundamento cientifico para la toma de decisiones? Lecciones de la gripe pandemica de 2009

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  Epidemic and intervention modelling--a scientific rationale for policy decisions? Lessons from the 2009 influenza pandemic/ Epidemie et modelisation d'intervention--une justification scientifique aux decisions politiques? Lecons tirees de la pandemie de grippe de 2009/ Modelizadon epidemica e intervencionista--[??]un fundamento cientifico para la toma de decisiones? Lecciones de la gripe pandemica de 2009

  Authors:Maria D. Van Kerkhove and Neil M. FergusonFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 90, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20122,900 words Report 1670LProblem Outbreak analysis and mathematical modelling are crucial for planning public health responses to infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. This paper describes the data analysis and mathematical...
• Select Global AIDS Report Shows Continued Gains in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission, Reinforces Momentum Toward Elimination of Pediatric HIV and AIDS

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  Global AIDS Report Shows Continued Gains in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission, Reinforces Momentum Toward Elimination of Pediatric HIV and AIDS

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Oct. 16, 2010483 words Article 1640LThe 2010 report on universal access to HIV prevention, care and treatment released by WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF shows continuing progress in scaling up global HIV/AIDS interventions. We are particularly encouraged by...
• Select Research from F. Mol and co-authors yields new data on epidemics

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  Research from F. Mol and co-authors yields new data on epidemics

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Aug. 14, 2010341 words Brief article, Repor... 1250LNew research, 'Ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease: a renewed epidemic,' is the subject of a report. "The incidence of ectopic pregnancy (EP) was reported to rise during the 1970s and 1980s; thereafter it...
• Select Serogroup W135 meningococcal meningitis, Northern Cameroon, 2007-2008

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  Serogroup W135 meningococcal meningitis, Northern Cameroon, 2007-2008

  Authors:Denis Massenet, Jermias Inrombe, Dave-Etienne Mevoula, and Pierre NicolasFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 15, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20091,990 words Article 1440LWe analyzed results of recent microbiologic surveillance of meningitis in northern Cameroon. During the 2007 and 2008 meningitis seasons, all 57 identified meningococcal isolates were serogroup W135. This situation...
• Select Attitudes of US physician assistants toward persons with HIV/AIDS

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  Attitudes of US physician assistants toward persons with HIV/AIDS

  Authors:Anja Talley, Kyrie Ritzdorf, and Richard D. MumaFrom:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 23, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20103,338 words Clinical report 1800Lackground: Early in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a large number of health care workers had negative attitudes toward persons infected with HIV, but a more positive shift has occurred in these attitudes over the past decade....
• Select The whole is greater than the sum of the parts: Recognising missed opportunities for an optimal response to the rapidly maturing TB-HIV co-epidemic in South Africa

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  The whole is greater than the sum of the parts: Recognising missed opportunities for an optimal response to the rapidly maturing TB-HIV co-epidemic in South Africa

  Authors:Rubeshan Perumal, Nesri Padayatchi, and Ellen StiefvaterFrom:BMC Public Health (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  July 16, 20094,905 words Report Authors: Rubeshan Perumal (corresponding author) [1]; Nesri Padayatchi [1,2]; Ellen Stiefvater [1,3] Background The devastating interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) has...
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  News in brief

  From:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 9, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2011696 words Report 1530LResearch suggests that examining the compounds in exhaled breath may help to avoid unnecessary influenza vaccinations. A new study published in the Journal of Breath Research has indicated that a simple, noninvasive...
• Select Surveillance of influenza-like illness in Belgian nursing homes

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  Surveillance of influenza-like illness in Belgian nursing homes

  Authors:B Jans, K Latour, E Broex, and B CatryFrom:Archives of Public Health (Vol. 68) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 29, 20102,511 words Report 1330LAuthors: B Jans (corresponding author) [1]; K Latour [1]; E Broex [1]; B Catry [1] Introduction Elderly often combine several risk factors that influence the course and severity of an influ-enza infection. The...
• Select Innate immunity to influenza virus: implications for future therapy

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  Innate immunity to influenza virus: implications for future therapy

  Authors:Mitchell R White, Mona Doss, Patrick Boland, Tesfaldet Tecle, and Kevan L HartshornFrom:Expert Review of Clinical Immunology (Vol. 4, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 200815,968 words Article Author(s): Mitchell R White 1 , Mona Doss 2 , Patrick Boland 3 , Tesfaldet Tecle 4 , Kevan L Hartshorn [[dagger]] 5 Keywords: collectin; defensin; influenza; innate immunity; Toll-like receptor Influenza virus...